Stanchion



I. B. CLAY. Y

STANCHION.

, APPLICATION FILED Nov. Is. 1917.

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Q/ m L UNITED STATES JOSEPH B. CLAY, or canne FALLS, Iowa.

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speeineation of Letters raten't.

Patented oet. ,12, 1920.

Application filed yNovember 16, 19.17; Serial No. 202,279. j

To all whom 5' may conce/m.'

Be it known that I, JosnrH B. CLAY a citizen of the United States, residingfat` Af2- dar Falls, `in the county of Blackhawk and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stanchions, of which the following is a description.

My invention belongs to that general class of devices known as stanchions and lrefers, particularly to a stanchion for use in connection with bull pens and the like. :The invention has among its objects the -produc tion of a device of the kind described that is simple, strong, rigid, durable, efficient, attractive and satisfactory for use wherever found applicable. Many other objects and advantages of the construction herein shown and described will be obvious to those skilled inthe art from the disclosure herein given.

To this end my invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and combi? nation of parts herein shown and described, and more particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters indicate like or corresponding parts.

Y Figure 1 is a view in elevation, with a portion broken away, of my improved device and a portion of the pen;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on` line 3 3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on line 4--4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantiallv on line 5 5 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which the preferred form ot the device is shown, 1 represents the curb or floor, 2-2. etc., uprights or bars constituting the walls or sides of the pen. and 3 3 the ton rail. or the eouivalents, suitably carried therebv. I have not considered it necessari.T to illus trate the complete pen nor all of the details thereof. The stanchion mav be arranged where desired. and the height and width or distance between the uprights 2 2. between which the stanchion is to be located, is as preferred bv the user of the stanchion. In constructing a new pen. where unrights anda ton rail are employed. the upper or top rail 3 is extended bevond the uprights 2 as indicated at 4, and when the same is applied to a pen of similar type already constructed, a section of the top rail is cut outand the intermediate upright or -uprights removed. Spanning the space between the ends of thetop rail, or its'equiva-` lent, and carried thereby, is ahead bar 5 which is preferably channel. or -shaped with the openside at the bottom. The bar 5 is -securedto `the ends of the rails'3' 3, or thev equivalent, by the desired number ,of bolts 6 or their equivalents -for the purpose. Arranged between the uprights 2 2 with the lower ends suitably anchored at the floor or curb are the stanchion -members 7 7. In the construction shown, I form theV lower ends of the stanchionv members 7 7 with the ends 8 and pivotally 'secure the same by means of bolts 9, yor the 'equivas lent, to -a base plate 10. The :base plate is suitably braced and provided with vdepending parts 11, which lmay be headed 'as at t12,

the parts 11 and 12 being embedded inthe floor or curb, which is ordinarily of concrete or the like. This affords a very rigid and secure construction and has the advantage of being sanitary as well as attractive. It will be noted that I provide a plurality of holes in the base plate 10 through which the bolts 9 may be passed'so that the width of the stanchion at the bottom may be varied and made to conform to the size of the animal or stock held. v

The stanchion members 7 7 are of a length so that the same project into the head bar 5. The vsame are cut at an angle at the end as at 15, or slotted on one side so as to clear the latch member when in its raised position and the stanchions are moved to closed positions. I provide two latch members, one for each stanchion, each consisting of the part 16 arranged at the end to engage the end of the stanchion bar, and as at 19 to aii'ord a handle for operating or controlling the same. As shown, the latches are pivotally secured to the head bar by bolts 17 or their equivalents, and it may be mentioned that the latches are so constructed that theyy normally always hang in operative engaging position, the end being beveled so that the stanchion may be closedand automatically raise and then engage with the latch without requiring the touching of the handle part 19. I also provide a plurality of holes18 through which the bolts 17 may be passed so that the positions of the latches may be varied or adjusted, and the width or distance between the stanchion bars be thereby varied at the top. The latches are preferably constructed so that the handle portions are flush with the top face of the bar when the latches are in operative positions. They are prevented from droppingV Y vice herein illustrated is not only appli cable in its essentials for new work, but may be applied to practically any type of the pens in use. By makingV the handles 19 substantially flush with the tcp of the head bare, the same is not easily operated by the animal and the same thereby be accidentally released. The animal is securely locked in place at such times as maybe Adesired, for example, during the v feeding, cleaning the stall or pen, or other times. They stanchion harmonizes with the other part of the pen and is therefore attractive.

Having thus described my invention, it is obviousV that various immaterial modifications may be madein the same without de`v parting from the spirit of my invention, hence I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact form, construction,

arrangement and combination of -parts herein shown and described or uses mentioned.. v

Vhat I claim as newh and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

VIn a bull pen stanchion of the kind described and in combination, an inverted U- shaped bar slotted on the top thereof, means for securing the same to the adjacent top rails of the pen, a pair of coperating tubular stanchion bars, `means for anchoring said bars at their lower ends comprising a base plate, means for securing said base plate in place, means for securing the lower ends of said stanchion bars to the plate, said stanchion bars at their upper ends extended into the U-shaped head bar and movable therein, anda plurality of latch members pivotally mounted within the head Vbar and operable through said slot inthe top thereof, said latch members arranged to limit the closing movement of the bars and engage the upper ends of said. stanchion bars on the interior and lock the same in closed position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Y JOSEPH B.` CLAY. Witnesses:

ROY W. HILL, CHARLES I. COBB. p 

